Hair comb



Sept. 11, 1923. 1,467,533

B. R- COTTON HAIR COMB Filed March 29'. 1922 Patented Sept. 11, 1923.

BERTIE REGINALD COTTON,

0F BIRMINGHATYI, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HAMMOND,

TURNER & SONS, LIMITED, 0F BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

HAIR COMB.

Application filed March 29, 1922.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Bnnrm REGINALD Cor- "rox, a subject of the Kingdom of Great Britain, residing at Summer Hill and Goodman Street, Birmingham, in the county of \Varwick, England, have invented certain Improvements in or Relating to Hair Combs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprises certain improvements in or relating to hair combs, and it has for its purpose to render the comb more conveniently portable, as for instance to permit of its being readily carried in the pocket or hand-bag without the teeth of the comb being in contact with the clothing or other articles in their vicinity. With this object in view the present invention comprehends a, comb in which the comb proper or the teeth thereof is or are adapted to be projected from a. casing or housing or withdrawn into the said casing or housing at the will of the user. The actuation of the comb proper in relation to the housingmay be effected by any appropriate mechanism, and according to one convenient embodiment of the invention the said mechanism comprehends a slide moving longitudinally of the comb, which slide is adapted to displace the comb proper laterally of the direction of movement of the said slide, that is to say, in the direction of the teeth of the comb.

In order that this invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into practice, reference may be had to the appended explanatory sheet of drawings, upon which Figure l is an elevation of the comb in the collapsed condition.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the comb in the in use position.

F ignre 3 is a plan of the comb shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4: is a section on line 4-& o-fFigure 3.

Figure 5 Figure 4:.

According to one construction, the comb proper a is composed of tortoiseshell, imitation tortoiseshell, ivory, bone, horn, sheet is a section on line 55 of Serial No. 547,848.

metal, or other appropriate material, the said comb proper being contained within a casing b composed of a sheet of metal folded with the edges of sides of the casing, that is to say, at the ends of the comb to form a casing. In each wall of this casing'an elongated slot 0 is provided longitudinally of the casing. An elongated U shaped operating member (Z located longitudinally of the casing embraces the latter and has one, or preferably two, rivets 6 passing through the elongated slots in the casing. These rivets also pass through inclined slots f in the comb proper. By longitudinally displacing the U-shaped member, therefore, the comb is displaced into or out of the casing.

The extremity of the U-shaped member may be enlarged at g to provide a grip, and if desired a gripping formation may be provided upon one or both sides of the casing at the end thereof remote from that end of the operating slide which is adapted to be gripped by the hand.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A hair comb comprising a casing having longitudinal slots in its side walls, a comb movable in said casing and provided with diagonal slots coincident with the slots of the casing, an operating element for the comb, and pins connecting said element, said casing and said comb and arranged to operate in said slots.

2. A hair comb comprising a casing having longitudinal slots in its side walls, a comb movable in said casing and provided with diagonal slots coincident with the slots of the casing, an operating element for the comb, and pins connecting said element, said casing and said comb and arranged to operate in said slots, the said operating element comprising a U-shaped member, the arms of which are arranged on opposite sides of said casing,

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

BERTI'E REGINALD COTTON.

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